Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
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Manufacturer: CanonModel: 2518A003
Product features:
- EF mount; telephoto lens
- Internal focusing; full-time manual focus
- 100mm focal length
- f/2 maximum aperture
- Micro UltraSonic Motor (USM)
- 58MM UV Filter
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Digital camera reviews of Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Digital camera Review: A great indoor action lens
Summary: 5 Stars
I use this lens on my 7D for indoor youth basketball. Many of the gyms where these games are played are lit like dungeons, and I need every stop I can get. This lens allows me to obtain 1/400 shutter speeds or better and still keep the ISO below 3200. It lets in twice as much light as a more expensive f/2.8 zoom, which effectively allows twice the sharpness for moving subjects, or half the noise. The focal length is very useful for courtside shots from half-court or the corners. It's a bit long for shots from right under the rim, but a bit further away it allows for wonderful head-and-shoulders action close-ups. I also use the 50mm f/1.4, but the 100mm f/2.0 has become my go-to lens.
Even in low light, autofocus is fast, accurate, and silent. It tends to render indoor colors more warmly than other primes (50mm f/1.4, 28mm f/1.8), so you may or may not want to adjust your white balance accordingly as you switch lenses.
Sharpness wide open is fine for my purposes. For indoor action, sharpness is primarily a function of shutter speed, and even at 1/400 the effect of more subject movement at slower shutter speeds far outweighs any possible benefit from stopping down. Also, action is in the center of the frame, and at f/2.0 the corners/background is out of focus anyway so sharpness there is irrelevent. In practice, for the shooting I do, this lens is very sharp wide open.
Build quality is very solid. Shortly after purchase, I dropped this lens about 2 feet onto a driveway and it suffered no evident ill effects.
If you are looking for a lens to stop indoor action, at a reasonable price, this is your lens!
Summary of Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Despite the large maximum aperture, the lens remains compact. Lens group 5 moves for rear focusing, and sharp, crisp pictures are obtained at all apertures. The background blur is ideal for portraits. The USM autofocuses the lens quickly and quietly.Accessories
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